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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
4
Mrs Cnmr Aos erhe Chapmi ar Justes Dennler attended West Union events while many locals hosted and visited across town. Numerous relatives and travelers from Elkader Arlington Oelwein and Minneapolis joined gatherings at homes of Bethel Dummermuth Wilson Nydegger and Shaffer families through Sunday.
Local society notes list Sunday visits and weekend guests among families in Cheery Valley and nearby towns. Ella Foxwell, Mary Foxwell, Auiden Peters, and the Fred Rothlisberger family hosted and entertained guests including Edna Harison assisting at the Leuchtenmacher home.
The Illyria church announces a community day on Friday August 3 and a homecoming Sunday August 5. Services next Sunday at 10 15 and 11 15 in the fore noon. You are invited to worship at The Friendly Church. Ernest J Starr, Pastor.
Gladys Schneider of Elgin visited Ruth Schneider last Friday. Charles Wenger and family hosted guests Sunday. Adolph Hanson and family joined Martin Hanson and Christen Bros. in Cheery Valley. Coronel Rothlisberger and Eliz beth Foxwell stayed with Arthur and Mrs. Chapman in Oak Grove. Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Will Pellock. Next month meetings with Mrs. Fremont Ogle. Robert Starr spent Sunday with Vern Northrup in Arlington. Lew Lloyd and Grant Johnson from Oelwein called on Chas. Rothlisberger. F P D Welch and J J Phillips of Elgin plus Ruth Robbins of Oelwein dined with I F Shaffer. Howard Shaffer and Kenneth Medbery visited Geo. Davis nearby Fayette. G W Kiple of West Union visiting Jim Yvaraus. Walter and John Rothlisberger spent evening with John Probert. The church play As a Woman Thinketh was enjoyed Friday night. Mrs. Charlotte Medberry and daughters Grace and Jessie plus Ivan Medberry and son were among attendees.
Mrs Selma Hitch Mrs Lucy Hitch and daughter Ruth visited at the Sidney Patterson home Sunday. Mrs E B Grimes and two daughters Evalyn and Wilma spent Monday with Grimes mother Sarah Helms. Joe Peters visited Dave Rowland near West Union Sunday. Jim Bartlett ill likely to enter Iowa City hospital at noon. Willis Lyons traveled to Kenosha Wisconsin to visit sister Lyte Granger. Tina Brown of Chicago visited sister Sidney Patterson for several days. Louisa Burk of West Union visited George Tripp family last week. William Rowland of Detroit spent Fri and Sat with sister Mrs Joe Peters. Edna Woodson of Auburn called at Will Barker home Saturday evening. Clara Bartlett spent Sunday with daughter D H Craft. Herman Glen Boyer Clifford and Lewis Bishop drove to Cedar Rapids to see a baseball game. Sidney Patterson and daughter Marian called at Frank Lyons home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lyle Granger of Kenosha Wisconsin visited with her Parents Mr and Mrs
Frank Lyons and Joe Peters figure in a weekend incident with Peters nursing a sore hand after a dog bite last Saturday and Sunday. No further details were provided.
Local notes record dental work in West Union and various visitors including the Bond, Whiteher, Livingston and Wetzel families. Attendees at obsequies in Elgin and trips to Arlington, Oelwein, and Volga City are noted along with farm labor changes, a new well, a cream route transfer, and births. Continuous mentions of relatives visiting, traveling, and farm operations across the area.
A quirky Tampa Times item notes the phrase that a man’s chemical make up is “gold to be worth 98 centa,” suggesting the idea may attract women. The short squib reflects playful social commentary on value and attraction.
Dr H L Sayler of Des Moines urges careful infant care to cut summer diarrheal deaths. Advice covers clean fresh milk, daily boiling of bottles, boiled water, sun and air baths, light clothing, naps in cool rooms, ventilation, and cautious feeding with cod liver oil vitamins and possible lactic acid additives. Emphasizes six month diphtheria protection and close physician follow up.
Gander baseball team extended its winning streak by defeating Waterville 6 to 0 at Waterville. Rugland held Waterville to two hits while Gander produced 10 hits off Hastings. Gander played solid defense and added another clean sheet as they seek tougher opponents in the region.
The Supreme Court affirmed that streets are public and pedestrians may walk anywhere on roadways. Driving is a privilege that can be revoked, placing the duty on motorists to avoid striking pedestrians at intersections and along streets.
Publicity can do a lot but needs substance behind it to achieve real results. The Atehisan Globe notes that publicity alone without backers or tangible backing yields little. effective campaigns require both visibility and concrete support to move a cause or project forward.
A compact note traces the long history of dice use across civilizations and eras, noting that dice games have existed for thousands of years. It mentions ancient China and the emergence of gambling traditions linked to dice, emphasizing humanity’s enduring engagement with chance and gaming.
A quirky historical note discusses beliefs about the moon’s origin and the earliest domestication of dogs. The fragment mentions a creator making the moon before life and references a zoologist’s claims about the first domesticated animal, with a playful aside about human roles in early pet history.
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